It seems that this bird, the Eastern phoebe, doesn’t quit repeating its name. One was in my yard quite a while ago, but it disappeared. Now it’s back and I’m glad. Life is enriched hearing that ...

Walking along a trail in a northern Illinois woodlands, I noticed the silhouette of our earliest arriving migratory flycatcher. It’s not a colorful bird — Its body and wings are grayish-brown, its ...

In Greek mythology, Phoebe was the goddess of brightness, the moon and intellect. So the name is a bit of a burden for a little flycatcher named eastern phoebe, which is showing up in Houston yards.